The Miss and The Music: A Marionette X story

Of body and mind

•Janus's P.O.V.•

I tapped through the cameras, eagerly awaiting the moment where I could give everyone the heads up that the withered were back in the parts/service room. I think everyone else was on edge, waiting for it too.

With another five minutes gone, I held my breath, watching as withered Chica walked back into the room. Foxy followed, and I looked up quickly, squirming around like a small child that had to pee.

"They're in! Someone go close that God forsaken door!"

Bonnie and Freddy leapt up instantly, sprinting out the door. Everyone else stood up, and I help onto Mars's hand as he helped me up. They crowded around me as I held out the tablet, watching as Freddy slammed the door shut and Bonnie retrieved a chair. He stuck it under the doorknob, kicking it in further as a precaution. I flipped to the camera that was in the room, and to my shock, saw four humans standing in the room. They were all wearing tattered clothing, that looked oddly like what the withered would be wearing. Foxy was wearing a pirate jacket, black jeans, and a torn button up, with messy red hair that reached his shoulders. He even had an eyepatch over his right eye. Bonnie was wearing a black vest over a white button up, along with purple jeans and a red bowtie. His hair was closer cropped to his head, but it was still wavy and messy. His face...it was nothing but scars. Deep, messy scars. The only thing intact were his eyes and lips. And his arm was gone, so there was nothing but a limp sleeve.

Freddy looked just like toy Freddy, clothing wise. Button up and black slacks, black bow. No top hat though. His hair was curly, but short. And Chica...she was missing a hand, nothing left but the stump. She was wearing a frilly yellow dress, with a white apron over it that said 'lets eat!!!' Across the chest. Her hair was just like toy Chica's, except it was a short bob and less choppy. All of them looked worn and dirty, their clothes were fairly torn up as well. It took me longer than it should have to remember that there was audio.

"Mars, do you have the iPod I gave you? The earbuds to be more exact?"

"Here." He pulled them out quickly, and I plugged them into the side of the tablet, giving one to me and one to him.

"...they just trap us in here like animals." Freddy stated. "They don't even know what the hell we just went through."

"Well maybe if we actually told them, they'd let us out!" Chica snapped.

"Then what? Act like nothing ever happened between us and our deal didn't go to shit?"

"What deal?" I asked Mars.

"If we let them out of the room, they'd help us...kill the night guards." He paused. "That's how things were supposed to work around here before you and Katie showed up."

"Alright. But how did it go to shit?"

"I told Foxy he couldn't do anything to you. When I did what I did, it basically broke the agreement."

"...they'll never find us in here!"

We looked at the tablet as Chica yelled. She was crying into her hands while Bonnie held her, trying to calm her down.

"Aye, lass, someone has to." Foxy consoled her. "There'll be...smells. Someone's going to 'ave to notice sooner or later."

"Smells?" I whispered. I guess it clicked with me before anyone else got what they meant.

"Maybe we can convince someone to open the door?" Freddy said, looking right at the camera. "Someone's been watching us, so we aren't completely in the dark."

"What are we going to do...?" Chica sobbed. "Our parents..."

"I'm sure they be looking for us lass."